Construction and land development in Western Australia were granted a few green lights in the state budget handed down by the Barnett government last week, as plans to expand the city create a likely list of tenders up for grabs.

THE on-field (and off-field) dramas of the high-profile football codes may dominate the mainstream media’s attention, but there continues to be community and business support for mass-participation sports such as netball, surfing and tennis.

ONLY three Western Australian businesses have been named an ‘employer of choice for women’ among a list of 98 organisations considered to promote gender equality and provide equal opportunities for women in the workplace.